Godfrey Tearle

Biography

Sir Godfrey Tearle was an American-born actor who portrayed the quintessential Englishman on stage and in films in both England and the United States.

Known For

The 39 Steps

as Professor Jordan

The Titfield Thunderbolt

as Ollie Matthews (The Bishop)

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

as Sir George Corbett, Rear Gunner in B for Bertie

Mandy

as Mr Garland senior

The Rake's Progress

as Colonel Robert Kenway

The Beginning or the End

as President Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Lamp Still Burns

as Sir Marshall Freyne

I Believe in You

as Judge Pyke

Undercover

as General von Staengel

Tomorrow We Live

as Mayor Pierre DuSchen